Finis Johnson will direct the group, and Carol Paulson will provide accompaniment.

A freewill offering will be taken.

For more information, call 503-663-5611.

Lutheran Church hosts hymn lyricist

John Ylvisaker, the Lutheran troubadour, will be at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 14500 S.E. Powell Blvd., Portland, Saturday and Sunday, Oct 21-22.

Ylvisaker has written a number of hymns, including 'I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry,' which is played often at baptisms.

For more information, call 503-761-8202.

Carroll to speak on refuge at Smith

Bette Carroll, the director of youth and children's ministries at Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church, will be the guest preacher at the church at 8:30 and 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 22, 2420 N.E. Fairview Ave., Fairview.

The topic of the sermon, refuge, comes from Psalm 91.

Carroll has worked in youth ministry for 20 years. She is a graduate of what is now known as Multnomah Bible College and is taking graduate level courses at Multnomah Biblical Seminary.

Children are encouraged to come in costume and can enjoy crafts, games, storytelling, and trick-or-treating inside the church.

Admission is free, but families are asked to bring one bag of individually wrapped candy to for the trick-or-treating.

For more information, call 503-665-1192.

Eastrose sermon is on afterlife

'Beyond the Veil,' will be the topic of the sermon given at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Eastrose Fellowship Unitarian Universalist, 1133 N.E. 181st Ave., Gresham.

In honor of Day of the Dead, Eastrose members Arden Benson, Marc Bernard, Tori Conrad, Linda Irvine, Joey Ten Eyck and Brendan Tschuy will present their thoughts and beliefs about what happens after death.